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Client Profiles Releases Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4 Legal
Release Date: 08/03/2006
Legal "early adopters" embrace
new law office practice development system for Microsoft Dynamics
CRM
ATLANTA, GA - August 3, 2006 - Client
Profiles, a leading provider of case and financial management
applications and technology services
for the legal profession, today announced the release of Microsoft
Dynamics CRM for Legal (CRM for Legal), a client relationship management
system for law practices based on Microsoft Corp.'s new Dynamics
CRM business platform, uniquely developed for the legal industry
by Client Profiles.
CRM for Legal provides all of the tools and
capabilities needed to create and easily maintain a clear picture
of client relationships from first contact through business development
activities, ongoing marketing initiatives, and long-term relationship-building.
The user experience has been designed to be a natural extension
of Microsoft Office and Outlook, providing a familiar and intuitive
work environment that fosters user adoption and productivity.
Over
the last six months, Client Profiles has been focused on product
development (developing and testing CRM for Legal's law practice-specific
functionality); the establishment of an "early adopter" program
(firms in Boston, Dallas, and New York have signed on with 12 more
in the pipeline); the initiation of a worldwide network of CRM
for Legal partners (including partnership discussions with resellers
and implementers in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, and the
UK); and the creation of CP Dynamics, a separate business unit
(headquartered in Atlanta) focused solely on delivering CRM for
Legal software, consulting services, conversions and implementations,
and user training to the legal community.
" Client Profiles
continues to demonstrate its commitment to the legal community
and the advancement of legal technology, this time by delivering
a legal vertical CRM solution that lawyers will actually want to
use" said Patrick Fitzhenry, Managing Director of Professional
Services Industry Strategy for the Microsoft Business Division
at Microsoft. "There is a strong demand for Microsoft CRM
Dynamics worldwide. Combined with Client Profiles' law firm experience
and credibility, this software release represents a certain win
for the legal marketplace."
Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Legal
offers:
• Reliable user adoption: Attorneys and firm staff will rely
on it, as is the case with their existing Microsoft Office and
Outlook applications;
• Practice area fit: Designed specifically for law firms and their
unique requirements, and customizable for individual practice areas;
• Fast, flexible, and affordable technology: Quick to deploy and
easy to manage. Microsoft architecture, as well as the native integration
capabilities of Microsoft CRM, ensures faster installation;
• Law practice functionality: Special tools and
features designed exclusively for law practitioners make it easy
to access information
about matters, matter-related relationships, and law-related
needs, including:
Integrated matter-centric views enable legal professionals to
view matter-related information, related roles, activities, notes,
and attachments from a single screen;
Law relationship connections allow firms to view the relationships, associations,
and connection between clients, parties, and other entities;
At-a-glance business score cards let firms "grade" the performance
of their business development activities from a single screen;
Practice area consoles allow firms to customize their desktops with data that
is relevant to their practice area.
"
Over the last three months, we have had the opportunity to sit down with more
than 55 law firms, including 20 of the top 100, to discuss their CRM needs
and desires," said Whit McIsaac, President and CEO, Client Profiles. "These
law firms are desperate for a viable system that gives their business development
teams the technical tools to do their jobs. The legal marketplace is ready
to take CRM to the next level, first and foremost by driving user adoption.
CRM for Legal, based on the significant advancements of Microsoft's CRM Dynamics
3.0 release, provides just that."
For more information on Client Profiles'
CRM for Legal, go to
www.crmforlegal.com.
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About Client Profiles
Since 1987, Client Profiles (www.clientprofiles.com) has been providing innovative
case and financial management software and networking solutions to leading
law firms nationwide. The company has implemented more than 1,000 case and
financial management solutions for law practices, corporate legal departments
and governmental agencies in more than 42 states. Client Profiles provides
a comprehensive, integrated software platform that delivers calendaring, email,
contact, document, case and financial information management. Through Client
Profiles desktop solutions, thousands of legal professionals are now efficiently
managing their cases and easily collaborating with in-house staff, clients
and other related parties. For additional information on the Client Profiles
Law Office Suite, please contact us at: www.clientprofiles.com or 866-720-5005.
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